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Laurel Springs School, the leader in personalized distance learning education for K-12, receives full accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).Read the Full Article
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Amidst efforts by the Chicago Teachers Union to shut down the Chicago Virtual Charter school, State Rep. Monique Davis (D – Chicago) has introduced legislation designed to stop public schools from funding a form of distance learning called “virtual schooling.”Read the Full Article
University Park, Pa. — Wayne Smutz has been named to succeed Gary Miller as associate vice president for Outreach and executive director for Continuing and Distance Education. Miller will retire from the University in June. Smutz will assume the role effective July 1. The leadership transition process will start immediately.Read the Full Article
This study explored the benefits and limitations of mentoring relationships between pre-service and practicing K-12 teachers. Thirteen pre-service education students at a university in the southeastern United States and 17 practicing teachers from four states participated. The student participants were in their senior year in a teacher education program, during the semester just previous to […]
As multimedia language learning materials become prevalent in foreign and second language classrooms, their design is an important avenue of research in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Some argue that the design of the pedagogical materials should be informed by theory such as the interactionist SLA theory, which suggests that input modification can help comprehension, but […]
Learning in the corporate setting not only relates to individual competence development but also to a demonstration of business impact and a contribution to the strategic ambitions of the company. An approach to learning design that blends generic principles of learning and instruction with strategic goals important to the particular context, anchored in a commitment […]
This paper presents a theoretical and practical exploration of a metacognitive approach to computer education, developed through a three-year action research project. It is argued that the approach contrasts significantly with often-employed directive and competency-based approaches to computer education and is more appropriate in addressing the longer-term learning needs of professionals such as teachers.Read the […]
A new report, titled “NCLB and Beyond” put out by the Aspen Institute declares that the United States Congress should reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) this year. The bipartisan commission set out to look at NCLB’s success and failures. In its final analysis, the commission released 75 recommendations that it says should […]
Back in 2001, Drake University did what to many language professors was nothing less than horrific: It announced that foreign language instruction wasn’t working, killed its language departments, and got rid of the instructors, including those with tenure. Drake’s president promised some sort of new approach, based on study abroad and individualized online instruction. Language […]
In a joint appearance in front of executives and educational technology advocates at a statewide summit in Texas Feb. 16, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Dell CEO Michael Dell shared their views on the role of educational technology in preparing students for the challenges of the 21st century. Jobs, who says schools should operate more […]